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A version of this archives appears in print on May 3, 1908, on Page PART1 of the New York edition with the headline: DEAD HEAT SPLITS ELMHURST STAKES; Trance and Fitz Herbert Divide Prize After a Sensational Finish. RACE MAKES TRACK RECORD Old Honesty Captures the Long Beach Handicap from Rifleman and Spooner -- Five Choices Beaten. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe